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[othersdie]

Who: Everyone!
What: Drinking!
When: March 3rd
Where: The Blue Light
Rating: Let's say R (I'll edit if... things happen)

Note(s): Party time!  Tag all over the place, threadjack, make new friends, forget new drinking buddies--have fun!


There are a number of bars in the City.  The Blue Light is one of the busier ones and, on the weekends, it's at its busiest. 

This Saturday is no exception.  Drinking, dancing, flirting--if it's legal, it's happening (and if it's questionably legal, it's probably happening more discretely; this is one of the nicer bars the City has to offer, after all).  Whether you're a social drinker on a night out with your friends, a hardcore partier who habitually clears your Sunday schedule, or just there to drink the last of the desert away, you'll be in good company.

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[minigolfandsushi]

This is Peter's first bar of the night. His goal - as usual - is to get as drunk as possible. And he's off to a good start. Several empty shot glasses are in front of him.

"BARKEEP!" he shouts. "MORE!"

[valentineluke]

Not a bar Luke had any real reason to visit before. But tonight he feels like trying some place different.

Entering, he spies a familiar face - Doctor Ten's - newcomer's the third one to wear it. Those features combined with exuberance in placing an order remind him a bit of absent Myrnin.

Edges closer to observe the other man.

[fatespoken]

Amory looks sharply at Peter, resisting the urge to roll his eyes. A douchebag customer, what you can do about them? Nothing. Just keep a straight face and do your job.

"Amory."

He fixes up the next shot quickly, and sends it sliding across the bar, spilling not a drop.

[othersdie]

Justin is already well into his third or fourth--sixth? who's counting--drink when the hollering begins. He's usually happy to stay in an out-of-the-way corner when he drinks, but irritation and alcohol motivate them to locate the disruptor of the peace.

"Can you keep it down?"

[othersdie]

Justin drinks. This isn't a secret to Neil and Todd, but the other two don't typically come along on bar excursions--or drink, for that matter. After the desert ordeal, however, Justin took the initiative to talk them into joining him at the Blue Light.

He claims a table off to one side for them.

[deadly_legacy]

Did you see this girl come in with Tommy? She did. It happened. Upon spotting Justin though, she makes her way over to him with a smile.

"Hi, Justin. I didn't think I'd see you here."

[had_not_lived]

Of all the bars in the City, the Blue Light is the one Neil is likeliest to frequent-- though since Blue left it hasn't been a common occurrence. A night out is nice, though, now and then, and Justin making the invitation is worth supporting.

"Busy night," he murmurs, slipping into his seat and glancing back at Todd.

[lovelydragoon]

Judith doesn't typically drink, but that doesn't stop her from wandering into bars on occasion. This one happened to catch her attention tonight, for whatever reason. Walking in, she's a bit surprised to notice someone she knows. She walks over a Justin, a characteristic small smile on her face.

"I wasn't expecting to see any familiar faces in here."

[whattingawhat]

The desert thing was hard, okay? And Buffy has a new room mate and she could use a drink or six. The life of a slayer is hard so she's there and she's dressed up and she's actually full of confidence about the way she looks.

Of course that could be the three shots of tequila she did immediately upon arriving at the bar.

[minigolfandsushi]

Peter catches sight of his new roomie as he comes back from the bathroom. He lights up and winds his way over towards her.

"Well hello there!" He leans over and leers. "Can I get you a drink?"

[deadly_legacy]

Euphie isn't exactly the bar type or the drinking type. In fact she probably looks a little out of place in her dress and long, pink hair, quaffed as it is behind her ears. Still, she enjoys spending time with Tommy. Not that it's a date. Much. And she likes talking to others, so she's here doing both and maybe there will be a drink or two too.

[team_sociopath]

It's not that Tommy's that much of a drinker-- he'll have a couple, and occasionally maybe one or two more than he really should-- so much as, he likes getting away with it. In the City that's a little trickier, and his chances aren't so good at the Blue Light as elsewhere, so if he's stuck with ginger ale it won't be the ruin of his night.

Though, you know, it's not a date.

Though he does kind of like walking in with Euphie on his arm.

"You want anything?"

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[wandbreaker]

In an unbroken tradition of teenaged owners - Edmund owns the bar. He's sitting behind the bar, watching the crowd, surveying. After all the sand he was a little surprised to see it back, but pleased, too - after all, this bar may not be his the way it belonged to the original owner, but it's his now, a memory of his brother and Caspian.

He is definitely comfortable where he is.

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[fatespoken]

"You'll always turn the best profits after these crises," Amory teases, turning his head to look at Edmund, as he lowers his voice.

Getting used to a change of guard at the Blue Light wasn't difficult. There were things to explain, of course, like why he couldn't come everyday or his unfortunate tendency to unexpectedly cancel shifts. Hopefully, Peter had left a good word for him before his exit from the City. Or something. Well, Amory has yet to be fired.

[mightbeconcussed]

Lucy has been moping. Her best friend went home and her flat turned to glass and she's just not done well. All of this means that she needs a night out. Lucky for her, she's fairly self aware and she's dressed up in something bright and very short, done her hair and dragged herself to the Blue Light. She's the blonde at the bar drinking mint juleps. Come say hi.

[intheblanks]

"Your dress matches your hair perfectly." Chase leans over her shoulder, setting his own drink down on the bar in the space beside hers.

"I assume you know, but I wanted to compliment the effect. Can I buy you another?"

[anunluckypenny]

"Lucy!"

Penny isn't dressed up and all she has is a Shirley Temple (she's not very good at this bar thing), but she's very pleased to see someone she knows at the Blue Light. She only came here because the rest of the City felt empty and she didn't really want to be alone. "Mind if I sit with you? And you look really amazing."

[dudeimbatman]

Dean always needs a drink. It's one of those constant things with him, so he's there at the bar with a glass of scotch and he's kind of annoyed at all these new people showing up. Come say hi to Mr. Grumpy Pants! He won't mind. Really.

[othersdie]

Well, if it isn't the head of the police department. Not that Justin's surprised; he comes here occasionally to brood in his corner, so he's seen Dean around. He cautiously approaches Dean.

"I need to talk to you."

[lovelydragoon]

Judith rarely drinks, but tonight she's at the bar nonetheless. For the moment she's sitting alone, sipping at what remains of some mixed drink or another, casually watching the rest of the inhabitants of the bar.

[intheblanks]

If you're drinking for fun then you're not taking it seriously enough. However, even the serious drinkers have their good nights. Chase has made a start before stopping in at this point on the crawl, but for once he's in a good mood with it - miraculously (nearly literally) recovered from the dengue fever, making easy conversation with the girl behind the bar to the detriment of anyone else waiting to be served.

[synanthrope]

She's looking for something to eat, truth be told - well, someone, when she spots Chase. She moves carefully next to him, sitting primly on the stool next to his.

"I didn't expect to see you out and about so soon, Robert."

Her voice is pitched deeply, so he can hear it over the music.

[fatespoken]

If there's one thing that Amorys has learned in the City is that big curses, big events, draw overwhelming crowds, and after three years in the city, he's got this post sand-ageddon crowd down. The drink orders fly out as fast he makes them. It's like a game for him: try and make the job fun by turning it into a one-man race.

"Can'ya get me another screwdriver," shouts a voice over the roaring crowd.

"Only if you can walk yourself out this time without breaking your nose, George," Amory retorts, the sarcasm out in full tonight.

The older man laughs gruffly, as Amory fashions another screwdriver--- a screwdriver that he'd rather be drinking himself right now. But another thing he's learned is that when you keep yourself busy, even at the wellspring of liquor and spirits, you're less liable to drink. In fact, Amory the drunkard has only had two tonight.

[entangles]

Olivia will claim that the only reason she's out here is to avoid the ticking, but the truth is that she's interested in all of you. Yes, you, residents of the City. She tries not to play the FBI agent all the time, but Olivia can't resist her investigating tendencies. Who are you people? What worlds do you come from? What are they like? How could you help me save my world?

These are questions that will never leave her lips. Confidentiality agreements, you see. But that won't stop her from secretly fishing facts out amidst innocent conversation. Also, Olivia hasn't been to a celebration of any sort in years, minus Walter Bishop's birthday custard, and that's not even an exaggeration.

So there, at the end of the bar, Olivia sits nursing her vodka tonic, a little distanced from the noisy crowd in the center of the bar.

[ethos]

Wandering around the City has been an enlightening experience for Percy so far, mainly because it doesn't seem so different from the one he grew up in. Monsters included. He runs into fewer the longer he goes without checking the network thing, but that doesn't help the moment the ticking he'd been warned about flares up. It feels like he's sitting a test he already knows he's bombed with five more minutes to go before turning it in. Except those five minutes never really end, and frankly that sort of gives him the creeps.

So he hasn't really gotten the chance to wind down since arriving in the City, and coffee and muffins for dinner don't really cut it. The Blue Light is the next open place he sees, so he walks in and orders a burger, fries and coke. He waits at the bar till they hand it to him, but sits at one of the tables away from it to eat.

If anyone asks if he's underaged, some alien turned him into a kid while he was out saving penguins from Happy Feet enthusiasts. But the lady sitting nearby doesn't seem likely to. She also seems like she's alone here, which no one should really have to be in a place with this ticking. "Want some fries? I ordered a lot."

[forourqueen]

He wasn't really here to drink - it tended to go straight through him, after all. Literally, considering the gaping hole in his side. But it was interesting to watch the people of the City. While he usually did so while hidden in the shadows and staying invisible so that he could pick pockets, the news of a party had caught his attention.

Pardon the zombie in a corner. At least he's mostly covered up by armor.

[anunluckypenny]

For the second time in a week, Penny finds herself at a bar. Also for the second time, she finds herself alone, drinking a Shirley Temple, and missing her crazy art school days when she actually felt comfortable at bars.

At least sitting alone at a bar and drinking something nonalcoholic is slightly less pathetic than sitting alone at the apartment she now shares with Euphie. Even with the dog, the ticking was driving her a little bit nuts. Fortunately, the ever-present sound of the clock is almost drowned out in the crowded bar.

[dudeimbatman]

Dean catches sight of the redhead he rescued in the desert and goes up to sit down beside her.

"Alright, Darlin' you look way too lonely for a pretty girl."